USN-2720-1: Django vulnerability
18 August 2015
Django could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- python-django - High-level Python web development framework
Details
Lin Hua Cheng discovered that Django incorrectly handled the session store.
A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the session store to fill
up, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 15.04
Ubuntu 14.04
Ubuntu 12.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.